 I felt that while the hymns had great theology soaked into their lyrics, that most of the modern music was anemic and needed a transfusion".While Norman was denounced by television evangelists like Bob Larson; Jimmy Swaggart, who called rock music "the new pornography"; and Jerry Falwell; and others within the conservative religious establishment, who considered the development of Christian rock-and-roll, "a sinful compromise with worldliness and immoral sensuality", his music gained a large following in the emerging counter cultural movements.However, not all critics were impressed with this album.